BMW 330D vs Toyota Crown
The 330D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $260 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,261 (better)
- $1,520
- Australia
- $1,558
- $1,259 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,102
- £923 (better)
- United States
- $1,744
- $1,174 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.9 L/100km
- 4.7 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,204 km
- 1,404 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- –
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,910 mm
- Weight
- 1,680 kg
- 1,730 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 195 kW (better)
- 180 kW
- Torque
- 580 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
330D or Crown?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 330D or the Toyota Crown?
The BMW 330D: about $260 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota Crown at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 330D or the Toyota Crown?
The Toyota Crown, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the BMW 330D's 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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